Tension prevailed in the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad on
Wednesday after students clashed with police during the funeral
procession of a student who committed suicide for a separate Telangana
state. Violence broke out in Tarnaka near the campus as students, who wanted to
carry the body in a procession to Gun Park near the state assembly,
clashed with the police. As they were prevented from taking out a
procession, the students threw stones at police personnel, who
retaliated by firing teargas shells.

Frustrated over the delay in the formation of a separate Telangana state, Santosh committed suicide, leading to the tension.Santosh,
a degree student of a college in the city, hung himself from a tree in
front of the Arts College in Osmania University, which has been
witnessing violent protests for three years over the statehood issue.The
student resorted to the extreme step on Tuesday night. He left behind a
suicide note, blaming "ruling classes" for creating hurdles in the
formation of a Telangana state.

Telangana Joint Action Committee
(JAC) convener M. Kodandaram visited the campus to pay tributes to
Santosh and appealed to the students not to sacrifice their lives.